What does עָקֹב (ʿāqōb) mean in the Bible?
עָקֹב (ʿāqōb): Duplicity rooted in physical crookedness—deception as moral distortion, not mere circumstantial fraud
Hebrew · H6121
עָקֹב
(Transitive) fraudulent or (intransitive) tracked
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עָקֹבH6121
Pronunciationʿāqōb
What does עָקֹב (ʿāqōb) mean in the Bible?
עָקֹב (ʿāqōb): Duplicity rooted in physical crookedness—deception as moral distortion, not mere circumstantial fraud
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How does the BSB render H6121?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [is] deceitful (1), the uneven [ground] (1), tracked with footprints (1).
Where does עָקֹב (ʿāqōb) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 40:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Hosea (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[is] deceitful1×Jeremiah 17:9
the uneven [ground]1×Isaiah 40:4
tracked with footprints1×Hosea 6:8
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Usage map
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First aligned rowIsaiah 40:4
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Isaiah1Jeremiah1Hosea1
Source forms
הֶֽעָקֹב֙1xhe·‘ā·qōḇIsaiah 40:4
עָקֹ֥ב1x‘ā·qōḇJeremiah 17:9
עֲקֻבָּ֖ה1x‘ă·qub·bāhHosea 6:8
Parsing patterns
Adjective - feminine singular1xHosea 6:8
Adjective - masculine singular1xJeremiah 17:9
Article | Adjective - masculine singular1xIsaiah 40:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Duplicity rooted in physical crookedness—deception as moral distortion, not mere circumstantial fraud
Source Gloss
(transitive) fraudulent or (intransitive) tracked
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Duplicity rooted in physical crookedness—deception as moral distortion, not mere circumstantial fraud
(transitive) fraudulent or (intransitive) tracked BDB: steep Usage: crooked, deceitful, polluted.
Grammatical Forms
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Biblical Witnesses
describes the human heart as inherently crooked, fraudulent, and desperately wicked
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Word Origins
עָקֹב is built from this root:
עָקַבH6117
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